“TE QUIERO” - 30 ”X 40” - Acrylic and mixed media on canvas. This personalized piece was created for a couple who met almost 30 years ago in Sainte-Foy, in the suburbs of Quebec City. Several items incorporated in this creation tell a few chapters of their beautiful romance. Firstly, you find a “C”, on the left side of our character’s chest. This represents several meanings. One of them, coming from Captain of a team of 4 players. Secondly, both parents share surnames that start with the letter “C”. They both lead a winning team at the door number 5288…
“PETTERSSON” - 30” X 40” - Acrylic and mixed media on canvas. This personalized piece was created to celebrate the love of this young woman for Canada’s national sport, hockey. Being a Vancouverite, she cheers for the local team, the Vancouver Canucks. One of her favourite players is Elias PETTERSSON, that explains the title of this creation and the team logo on the chest of our character. Herself a soccer player and huge patriotic sports fan, you can find Canada’s flag, the olympic rings, a soccer ball and sport articles embedded within the layers of paint. She is also breathes…
“CROSSROADS” - 36” X 48” - Acrylique et techniques mixtes sur toile. Cette toile est un cadeau surprise pour un jeune homme de 21 ans venant tout juste d’accomplir quelque chose de très remarquable avec l’obtention de son baccalauréat en finance (avec honneurs) à l’université d’Ottawa. Cette oeuvre est intitulée CROSSROADS pour symboliser les choix importants que nous devons tous prendre à un moment précis de notre vie. Non seulement ce titre représente un album musical préféré mais rappelle aussi une profonde signification spirituelle. À l’intersection de plusieurs chemins, bien choisir et passer à l’action peut faire toute la difference…
“SOUND OF SILENCE” - 24” X 20” - Acrylique et techniques mixtes sur toile.
POISSON ROUGE - 60” x 48” I thoroughly enjoyed creating this painting...so many items that remind me of my childhood, such as my mother’s favourite chocolate treat, Cherry Blossom, Labatt beer, my uncles’ preferred beverage (uncles on my father’s side), Orange Crush, the Radio-Canada emblem, etc. I also included a sample of Quebec cartoonist Michel Rabagliati’s work, a photo of a rather sexy woman, Montreal’s former mayor Jean Drapeau and an article dating back to 1970 when Montreal was bidding for the ‘76 Olympic games, the logo of our hockey team, the Canadiens, etc. Texture created with articles from burlap,…
SUPERVACHE - 20” x 20” This is the smallest cow painting I’ve made to date. The cow may be diminutive but she certainly is the coolest. She wears an S on her snout and calls herself Supervache (Supercow). Texture created with articles from La Presse (food section, 2016), a map of the Montreal metro stations, an ad for J&B scotch, swatches from my mother-in-law and plaster.